Mother’s $1,500 swing for autistic son stolen from Cornwall group home

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The insane theft of one The double egg wicker chair removed from a group home in Cornwall has saddened many in the community, including the South Dundas mother who bought the item for her autistic son and other customers.

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Stephanie Watson said her son Ashton’s seat/cradle Vyfwinkel and others at the love at home, and for which she paid $1,500 for last summer, was an object which the thieves were determined to snatch away on May 15th.

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“The perpetrators cut what I thought were some thick, uncut chains attaching the base of the swing to a tree as well as the swing to the base,” Watson said. “The swing and base were stolen, the chains were left in the yard.”

It was of little consolation that the pillows were not taken – they were stored in the basement of the group home at the time of the incident. Watson said the home had workers there that night, but they don’t know what happened and so far, there don’t seem to be any solid leads.

Vyfvinkel has lived at the Community Living Stormont County group home on Fourth Street East for about two and a half years; the rocker was enjoyed last year and had just been put out for the warm season a day or so before it was stolen.

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“Ashton is autistic and has sensory needs, (and) an egg rocker helps him calm down and self-regulate,” Watson said.

Watson said she knows the item is unlikely to be recovered, but that hasn’t stopped her from trying to return it. She reported the incident to the Cornwall Police Service on May 16 and over the weekend was in Cornwall handing out letters to residents in the group home area which is just east of Chartwell McConnell Pension Residence.

Watson, in his note to area residents, wrote, in part, “if you have seen any suspicious activity or have video surveillance that would help find the perpetrators, I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to prevent theft in your neighborhood.”

Community Living Stormont manager Karen Dupelle said there had been no previous incidents of property being stolen from the venue.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Watson at [email protected]call police at 613-933-5000 or report anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca/submit-a-tip/submit-a-tip.

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